Over 3,200 forced to evacuate as crews battle Iwate wildfires
Otsuchi, Iwate Pref. – Hundreds of firefighters were battling wildfires in the forests of northern Japan on Saturday,…
AI tool tracks spread of illegal gold mining in Amazon protected areas
Gold mining presumed to be illegal caused 6,000 hectares (more than 14,800 acres) of deforestation in Amazonian…
Industry calls for review of financial provisioning scheme
The Crisafulli government has been accused of sending mixed messages to the mining industry and stifling investment as…
World’s First Offshore Ocean Heat Energy Platform Installed To Replace 25-GW Fossil Power
Image Credits: Global OTEC UK-based clean energy company Global OTEC has installed the world’s first purpose-built offshore platform…
‘We can’t have octopus all year round’: Why Greek chefs and WWF want people to eat invasive species
Overfishing and destructive fishing methods are putting growing pressure on marine ecosystems, weakening the ocean’s ability to store…
Geoengineering could reshape the Amazon’s future
Deliberately altering the atmosphere to cool the planet is one of the most controversial climate ideas out there. …
Anti-poaching director killed by black rhino while protecting wildlife in Eastern Cape
South Africa is home to most of the world’s rhino population and has been battling a relentless poaching…
Beaconsfield mine rescue continues to defy belief two decades on
Brant Webb is cracking jokes and taking photos with star-struck tourists from the mainland. Standing only metres away…
What do they know that we don’t know?: How indigenous people fight invasive species
Amid rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, altered land and sea use, invasive alien species are quietly expanding their…
Italy: Most exposed EU country to fossil fuel shocks calls for a ‘united European’ transition
“Thinking about the transition from fossil fuels and energy resilience, Italy needs to be embedded in a European…
For more than a century, the ocean has prevented a severe global drought, but almost no one has described it that way
What if drought hit several of the world’s biggest food-growing regions at the same time? That worst-case timing…
By day they generate energy, but by night they turn into the hunting ground of one of the most feared and mysterious mammals
By day, they look quiet. Endless rows of solar panels, absorbing sunlight and feeding clean energy into the…